Comparison

BirdRing vs BATLOGGER Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

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About

BirdRing

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BirdRing is intended for bird observers that read colour rings, bands and metal rings for scientific purposes. With BirdRing you can easily save your observation. BirdRing will help you with Location, Date, Time and determining the correct ring code. You can email observations to yourself in Excel (csv) format. Optionally, the app can upload observations of geese to your account on www.geese.org, submit.cr-birding.org and www.griel.nl. You can view the life history of the observed bird in the app.

About

BATLOGGER Control

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Control and monitor your passive BATLOGGER devices with the BATLOGGER Control App. Change schedules and adjust settings. The app connects to the device via Bluetooth®. The following devices are supported: - BATLOGGER S2 - BATLOGGER C2 - BATLOGGER A2 Remote monitoring with BATLOGGER Connect. Manage devices and users. Get notified when a device needs attention.

Screenshots

BirdRing4 screens

BATLOGGER Control3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BirdRing at every 4 weeks against BATLOGGER Control's every 10 months. BATLOGGER Control's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BirdRing ships an update every 4 weeks, BATLOGGER Control every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

BirdRing versus BATLOGGER Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BirdRing	BATLOGGER Control
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 weeks — better	Every 10 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	18.6	15.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	8 MB	57 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Mario Huizinga	Elekon AG

In-app purchases

None

BirdRing

No in-app purchases

None

BATLOGGER Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BirdRing free?

BirdRing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BATLOGGER Control free?

BATLOGGER Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do BirdRing or BATLOGGER Control have ads?

Neither BirdRing nor BATLOGGER Control shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BirdRing or BATLOGGER Control?

BirdRing ships an update every 4 weeks, and BATLOGGER Control every 10 months. Most recently, BirdRing was updated on August 18, 2026 and BATLOGGER Control on September 11, 2026.